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Recalls and Alerts: January 14, 2013

Here is today’s list of food safety recalls, product withdrawals, allergy alerts and miscellaneous compliance issues. The live links will take you directly to the official recall notices and company news releases that contain detailed information for each recall and alert.

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United States

Food Safety Withdrawal:Homestead Creamery (Jamesport, MO) withdraws Flory’s Favorite 60-day aged cheese made with raw milk (Packed on 210), after preliminary test results from the Missouri State Health Laboratory reveals that the cheese may be contaminated with shigatoxin-producing E. coli. The withdrawn batch of cheese was sold at the Homestead Creamery facility in Jamesport and may have been sold by HyVee (Liberty and Trenton, MO), Benedict Builders’ Farm (Knob Noster, MO) and Milton Creamery (Milton, IA).

Food Safety Recall Update (Scotland, UK):Snax 4 U expands its earlier recall to include all Snax 4 U (of Glasgow) products with a ‘use-by’ date of up to and including 15 January 2013, because the products were produced in premises served with a Hygiene Emergency Prohibition Notice (HEPN) due to food hygiene contraventions involving rodent infestation. The recalled products were supplied mainly to news agents and small independent convenience stores.

Food Safety Enforcement Action (Wales, UK):BBC reports that the owner of Adonis Kebab House has been jailed for eight months following an August 2011 outbreak of E. coli illnesses that were linked to food that was purchased at the takeaway. Diar Wali Ali admitted to 23 food hygiene offences.

Dietary Supplement Safety Alert (Australia): The Therapeutic Goods Administration warns Australians that Best Slim capsules contain the undeclared prescription substance sibutramine, and should not be taken.

Some supermarket chains post recall notices on their web sites for the convenience of customers. To see whether a recalled food was carried by your favorite supermarket, follow the live link to the supermarket’s recall website.